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The doctors evaluated the patients’ artery status using a special kind of ultrasound (virtual histology), at two times:

Following angioplasty.

After eight months of statin therapy.

Angioplasty is the procedure whereby a cardiologist inserts a catheter into a clogged artery and then feeds a deflated balloon through until it reaches the block.

The balloon is then inflated to open the artery, and a stent (tube) is often inserted at the site of blockage to keep the artery open.

After eight months on statin drugs, 46 percent of patients had suffered a greater buildup of plaque, while 54 percent had less plaque.

Critically, the volunteers whose blood was particularly low in omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) and high in omega-6 fatty acids (arachidonic acid or AA) had the worst outcomes.

A low omega-3/6 ratio or low levels of omega-3s were both linked to having more plaque and more fibrous matter (a bad thing) in that plaque.

Importantly, the omega-3/6 ratio was “a significant predictor” of the change in both plaque volume and the fibrous portion.

The predictive power of these factors strengthens the case for their being a cause-effect relationship between a heart patient’s omega-3/6 ratio and changes in both the amount of arterial plaque and its characteristics.